When is National Felt Hat Day?
Friday September 15thOn National Felt Hat Day, tip your hat for National Felt Hat Day on September 15th. The observance honors a classic head shield styled throughout history.
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Both men and women wore hats as protection and status symbols for a long time. People were selling in the lighter, cooler straw hat for the warmer felt hat this time of year.. In addition,, etiquette dictated what hats men and women wore and where... For example, good behavior required young men (mostly) to learn to don and doff the hat at an early age.
Although felt is mainly made from wool, felt can also be made from other animals' fur. The furs of choice were usually rabbit and beaver. Beaver hats became fashionable during the 16th and 17th centuries, but trapping depleted the population...
Many styles of felt hats have appeared over the centuries, including some that have made their debuts... Many of them can recall an epoch. The Quaker will be identified quickly, and the stovepipe reminds most Americans of one of the country's most popular presidents. Some have strange names, such as pork pie, bowler, and stingy brim, among others.
